Couple arrested with baby in car

Monday

Feb 18, 2013 at 2:29 PM

Bill EllzeyCorrespondent

A near collision with a patrol car at a red light Sunday night led to the arrest of a Houma couple on multiple drug charges, Houma Police say.An officer waiting for the signal at Bond and Lafayette streets about 11 p.m. saw a car drive through the intersection through a red light, almost striking his vehicle, the police report says.The officer pulled over the suspect car near Levron Street and Tunnel Boulevard and found the driver, a female passenger and a 4-month-old baby inside, the report says.Following a canine search of the vehicle, police confiscated a partially burnt marijuana cigarette, a digital scale, a .45-caliber pistol, rolling papers and three bags of synthetic marijuana, which were inside a diaper bag.The driver, Chad Michael Rowell, 22, 150 Shady Arbor Court, and Layken D’Ann Britton, 19, of the same address, were jailed on charges of possession of schedule I drugs, use of drugs in the presence of a juvenile, possession of a firearm while in possession of illegal drugs and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Rowell was also charged with running a red light. The baby was placed in custody of a relative.

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